To begin with, Hugo is an arresting visual feast - something that gives you an intimate view of Paris in the 30s. Director Martin Scorsese does such a good job in filming everything in 3D you can actually feel and hear and smell and touch the croissants and the flowers and all those little things in the clocks and marvel at the lights of the city!
There is a Diceknsian dimension to this story though as the central character, Hugo, is orphaned and has to make do with being with his drunk of an uncle in the central train station of Paris. Well, this is a story about Hugo and everything that goes around in that central station, but what the trailer does not cleverly tell you is that there is more to this story than that. This is actually an ode to silent filmmakers - and to coincide as the same time that the Academy (Oscars) is also honoring a silent film from France - 'The Artist' - is quite timely and pretty interesting.
Well, I would leave it to you to find out how that part of the plot enters into the equation. All I can say now is that the movie has given me something to think about tonight before I go to sleep, something that I may have to ponder, knowing that there is a reason why people are in your life, just like the reason why Hugo had to be in that train station.
Everyone is fantastic in the movie, including Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) and Ben Kingsley as well as the two young kids in it. It is a visual feast as I said and being in 3D is just a bonus. Another bonus is that there is a beautiful moral to the story and that makes viewing this movie a richer experience!
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